{Text based upon that found in The
Beatles London (St. Martin's Press, New York NY 1994) by
Piet Schreuders, Mark Lewisohn & Adam Smith.}

John and Yoko's home in
Tittenhurst Park was the location for the final photo session
showing the four Beatles together, an historic event which took
place on Friday, August 22, 1969, two days after their last
recording session together. It was caught by the cameras of
American photographer Ethan Russell, veteran Daily Mail
man Monte Fresco, and the Beatles' assistant Mal Evans. Some
amateurish film footage was also shot on this day.

For the occasion, John and George
donned wide-brimmed cowboy hats. Yoko Ono Lennon and a pregnant
Linda McCartney (she was to give birth to daughter Mary six days
later) appeared in some photographs too. Also present was the
Apple press officer, Derek Taylor; and Paul's sheepdog Martha.

The group photo
session began in front of the main house, the Beatles standing
among the pillars supporting the terrace canopy. They then walked
down the main garden path, past the Diana statue, to a paddock of
high grass (an old cricket pitch), where George, Paul, John, and
Ringo stood in a row, being photographed and filmed from all
sides.

John and Yoko then lead a pair of
donkeys from the nearby stables, and the Beatles posed with them.

The Beatles were then photographed
at the following locations -
Underneath the Cypress tree near the Diana statue:

Underneath a pair of Weeping Blue
Atlas cedar trees:

In front of the Atlas trees:

On the lawn near the main house,
in front of a retaining wall:

On the balcony, leaning against
the front door of the Victorian assembly hall, surrounded by
stone busts:

Looking over the balcony (joined
by Linda and Yoko):

Standing in a side doorway of the
assembly hall:

Sitting, and then standing, in
front of two arched porches in the southern wall of four terraced
cottages:

John and Ringo then going upstairs
and looking out of the first floor windows:

On the walled path between the
cottages and the main house:

Indoors, sitting at a large wooden
table:

Outside, grouped in a corner of
the Southern balcony of the main house:

Selected photographs from this
Tittenhurst Park session were issued by Apple as publicity
material and have been published the world over. Three shots (by
Ethan Russell) formed the front and back covers of the Capitol
compilation album Hey Jude, issued in February 1970.